US eliminated from World Cup, Arizona basketball suffers 1st loss of season: top sports stories

The United States men's national soccer team was eliminated from the World Cup after beating Iran to reach the knockout stage, and the No. 4 ranked University of Arizona men's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season in the team's Pac-12 opener – these are the top stories in the world of sports from Nov. 28 - Dec. 4.

No. 4 Arizona rebounds from first loss, beats winless Cal

Tubelis had 25 points and 12 rebounds, while Ballo — the Division I leader in field goal percentage — made 7 of 10 shots en route to 17 points, with seven rebounds and four blocks.

Cambridge Jr. scores 19, Arizona State beats Stanford 68-64

Devan Cambridge — Desmond’s brother — scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting for Arizona State and Collins scored 11.

Desmond Cambridge Jr. hits late 3; ASU edges Colorado 60-59

The Sun Devils took their final possession with 12.7 seconds to play. DJ Horne received the ball underneath and passed to Cambridge, who hit nothing but net from the left side of the arc.

Branden Carlson, Utah race past No. 4 Arizona 81-66

Oumar Ballo led Arizona (6-1) with 22 points and seven rebounds. Azuolas Tubelis added 20 points for the Wildcats, who trailed wire to wire.

College Football Playoff expands to 12 teams in 2024 season

The announcement comes a day after the Rose Bowl agreed to amend its contract for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which was the last hurdle CFP officials needed cleared to triple the size of what is now a four-team format.

Arizona State hires Idaho State coach Charlie Ragle as assistant

The school announced on Nov. 30 that Ragle is leaving the FCS school to join the staff of new Sun Devils coach Kenny Dillingham, who played for Ragle at Scottsdale’s Chaparral High School.

Florida Gators QB Jalen Kitna, arrested on child pornography charges

University of Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna has been arrested on child pornography charges after reportedly sharing the material on social platform Discord.

No. 4 Arizona turning heads early in the season

Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd had a superb first season in the desert, earning coach of the year honors last season with a team that lost three players to the NBA.

ASU names new head football coach, Cardinals' Kingsbury on hot seat after latest loss: top sports stories

Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury is on the hot seat after Arizona's latest loss, leaving the team with almost no shot at making the playoffs, and Arizona State introduced its new head football coach after the Sun Devils fell to the Wildcats in the Territorial Cup – these are the top stories in the world of sports from Nov. 21-27.

Arizona ends 5-game losing streak to ASU in Territorial Cup game

Michael Wiley ran for 214 yards and three touchdowns, and Arizona beat Arizona State 38-35 on Friday to end a five-game losing streak in the Territorial Cup rivalry.

Ballo, No. 14 Arizona beat No. 10 Creighton for Maui title

Oumar Ballo dominated inside with 30 points and 13 rebounds for No. 14 Arizona, which held off No. 10 Creighton 81-79 on Wednesday to win the Maui Invitational for the third time.

No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 University of Michigan rivalry set for another classic

Known only as The Game, the match-up between the Wolverines and the Buckeyes is set to deliver another epic finale to the college football season.